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NEWS 🧵: I called President Trump for some clarity on this post. He says the U.S. is not pulling assets in and around the Strait of Hormuz yet: “At some point I will, not quite yet, but countries have to come in and take care of it. Iran has been decimated, but they're going to have to come in and do their own work."
Trump says the U.S. WILL be there, but he’s frustrated that other countries are not doing more.
He says there’s no “real threat” anymore:
“Let them come up and take it. They didn't want to give a hand to anybody. NATO is terrible, and they're all terrible. So if they want oil, come up and grab it. There's no real threat, there's no substantial threat because the country has been decimated.”
He says there’s no “real threat” anymore:
“Let them come up and take it. They didn't want to give a hand to anybody. NATO is terrible, and they're all terrible. So if they want oil, come up and grab it. There's no real threat, there's no substantial threat because the country has been decimated.”
In the meantime, gas prices here at home hit $4/gallon on average. Trump says,
"They'll drop when we leave, when it's over."
I asked when that will be.
"We are ahead of schedule actually, in terms of what we have done. They've got no military might anymore. They are down on everything they had. They're a mess. I would say we are two weeks ahead of schedule.”
"They'll drop when we leave, when it's over."
I asked when that will be.
"We are ahead of schedule actually, in terms of what we have done. They've got no military might anymore. They are down on everything they had. They're a mess. I would say we are two weeks ahead of schedule.”
THE MATRIX was released 27 years ago today. Acclaimed as both one of the great science fiction movies and a groundbreaking action film, the behind-the-scenes story will have you questioning reality…
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In 1995, Lana and Lily Wachowski had written Assassins. The producer of that film was Joel Silver, and the Wachowskis showed him their new screenplay called The Matrix. Silver loved the script, but not the Wachowskis’ insistence that they direct it themselves.
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The Wachowskis had another script, called Bound, which they managed to get financed. The film wasn’t a commercial success but was critically acclaimed. Warner Bros were impressed too, and agreed to fund The Matrix.
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"@Amazon's controversial Prime-priority system loophole is being exposed more & more. By blaming your bank, they shift the fault to a 3rd party, when in reality, the delay is happening internally within their own warehouse queue. Here's why that 'Processing Gap' works for them."
"Invisible Queue: Amazon’s algorithm treats Prime orders as high-priority & non-Prime orders as background tasks. Your items may be on a shelf 5ft away from a packer, but the system won't generate a pick ticket for your order until X time passes or a Prime-heavy rush subsides."
"Authorization Trap: When you click buy, Amazon sent a pinger to your bank to see if $ there. Your bank said Yes & set it aside. Because Amazon doesn't officially take the $ until the box is taped shut, they claim the $ is pending indefinitely while they ignore the order."
Let’s remember today the one woman killed by a man in the UK every three days.
The fact that women rape survivors do not have access to female rape crisis support or services across the U.K.
The fact that women rape survivors do not have access to female rape crisis support or services across the U.K.
The removal of sex based services and facilities for women.
The removal of sex based services and facilities for women.
The women prisoners locked up with male rapists/paedophiles and abusers,
The removal of sex based services and facilities for women.
The women prisoners locked up with male rapists/paedophiles and abusers,
The NHS refusal to provide single sex wards despite 6500 hospital sexual assaults against women in 4 years. locked up with male rapists/paedophiles and abusers,
Every prediction American Debunk made about the US-Iran negotiations landed today. All of them, on the same day.
Here's what just happened and what it means.
Trump threatened to "obliterate" Kharg Island yesterday.
Don't view this as a threat per-say. Its an anchor. Once Kharg is on the table, every outcome short of it looks like Iran winning.
This is textbook negotiation psychology and we called it weeks ago.
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Here's what just happened and what it means.
Trump threatened to "obliterate" Kharg Island yesterday.
Don't view this as a threat per-say. Its an anchor. Once Kharg is on the table, every outcome short of it looks like Iran winning.
This is textbook negotiation psychology and we called it weeks ago.
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Iran let 20 ships through Hormuz without firing a shot.
The "Tehran toll booth" — $2M/ship in Chinese yuan — is now the operational structure. The strait isn't "closed." It's a revenue model, and Iran to maintain their public narrative.
This is exactly what we said would happen.
"The smart money is on the former."
The "Tehran toll booth" — $2M/ship in Chinese yuan — is now the operational structure. The strait isn't "closed." It's a revenue model, and Iran to maintain their public narrative.
This is exactly what we said would happen.
"The smart money is on the former."
Pakistan formally announced it will host US-Iran peace talks. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, and Egypt are backing it.
The breakthrough came from Pakistan, not Washington or Tehran.
Because both sides needed someone else to own the first move. We told you to watch Pakistan in Part I.
The White House confirmed today that Iran's public rejections are "just for show." Negotiations are "going well."
Every time Tehran called US demands "unreasonable," they were managing their domestic audience, not actually walking away. Both things can be true, and they were.
The breakthrough came from Pakistan, not Washington or Tehran.
Because both sides needed someone else to own the first move. We told you to watch Pakistan in Part I.
The White House confirmed today that Iran's public rejections are "just for show." Negotiations are "going well."
Every time Tehran called US demands "unreasonable," they were managing their domestic audience, not actually walking away. Both things can be true, and they were.
A 71 year old man dies in March.
Will. Trust. Beneficiaries on every account. He did everything right.
BUT he kept his entire life on his IPHONE.
Banking apps. Brokerage accounts. Crypto wallets. PayPal. Venmo. Credit cards. Passwords. Financial records going back many years.
And every photo he ever took. His grandkids. His anniversaries. Years of family memories that exist nowhere else.
His wife found a passcode scribbled on a piece of paper in his desk drawer.
It didn't work.
She tried everything. Nothing worked.
What followed was months of frustration and thousands in legal fees recovering accounts and memories that were never hidden from her.
A perfect estate plan on paper.
Zero estate plan for his phone.
Nobody ever told him his smartphone needed one too.
Here's the free two minute fix that could have saved her all of that. 🧵
Will. Trust. Beneficiaries on every account. He did everything right.
BUT he kept his entire life on his IPHONE.
Banking apps. Brokerage accounts. Crypto wallets. PayPal. Venmo. Credit cards. Passwords. Financial records going back many years.
And every photo he ever took. His grandkids. His anniversaries. Years of family memories that exist nowhere else.
His wife found a passcode scribbled on a piece of paper in his desk drawer.
It didn't work.
She tried everything. Nothing worked.
What followed was months of frustration and thousands in legal fees recovering accounts and memories that were never hidden from her.
A perfect estate plan on paper.
Zero estate plan for his phone.
Nobody ever told him his smartphone needed one too.
Here's the free two minute fix that could have saved her all of that. 🧵
Apple built a feature specifically for this problem.
It is called a Legacy Contact.
It lets one person you trust request access to your Apple account after you die.
Your photos. Your messages. Your notes. Your files. Your backups. Everything stored in iCloud.
It does not require your password. It does not require a court order. It does not require an attorney.
It requires two minutes of your time right now.
Open Settings. Tap your name at the top. Tap Sign-In and Security. Tap Legacy Contact. Choose someone you trust completely.
Send them the Access Key. Print a copy and put it with your estate documents.
That is it. Free. Built into your phone. Already waiting for you to use it.
It is called a Legacy Contact.
It lets one person you trust request access to your Apple account after you die.
Your photos. Your messages. Your notes. Your files. Your backups. Everything stored in iCloud.
It does not require your password. It does not require a court order. It does not require an attorney.
It requires two minutes of your time right now.
Open Settings. Tap your name at the top. Tap Sign-In and Security. Tap Legacy Contact. Choose someone you trust completely.
Send them the Access Key. Print a copy and put it with your estate documents.
That is it. Free. Built into your phone. Already waiting for you to use it.
One thing most people miss.
Your Legacy Contact needs two things to actually access your account.
The Access Key you created.
And a certified copy of your death certificate.
They submit both at digital-legacy.apple.com.
Without the Access Key the process becomes a legal fight with Apple that most families lose.
Do not store that key only on your phone.
Print it. Put it with your will. Tell your executor exactly where it is.
Your Legacy Contact needs two things to actually access your account.
The Access Key you created.
And a certified copy of your death certificate.
They submit both at digital-legacy.apple.com.
Without the Access Key the process becomes a legal fight with Apple that most families lose.
Do not store that key only on your phone.
Print it. Put it with your will. Tell your executor exactly where it is.
1/ The US attempted to send several Iran-bound bombers to an Italian air base without prior authorisation and was refused permission by the Italian government while the aircraft were in flight. The news comes a day after Spain disclosed it was refusing US military overflights. ⬇️
2/ Corriere della Sella and La Republicca report that on Fridary 27 March, the Italian Chief of the Defence Staff, General Luciano Portolano, was informed that several US bombers were inbound to the Naval Air Station Sigonella in Sicily, controlled by the Italian Air Force.
3/ However, nobody on the US side had requested authorisation or consulted the Italian military leadership. The plan was only communicated to the Italians while the planes were already in flight.
Hidden driver of mortality. A new study makes an uncomfortable point very clear. Respiratory viruses are probably involved in far more deaths than we usually recognize in day-to-day clinical practice or in official cause-of-death statistics🧵
Across 4 influenza seasons, a respiratory virus was found post mortem in 36.4% of deceased people. Influenza alone was present in 11.0%. It was not just flu either - rhinoviruses, common human coronaviruses, and RSV were also frequent.
The most striking part is how much was missed before death. Among people with influenza detected post mortem, only 17% had been diagnosed with influenza while alive.
🔥🛢️ Massive explosion at the Russian Taneko oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk, 1130km from the frontline. Capacity of the Taneko oil refinery is 8,7mln tons of oil annually.
/2. Russian Taneko oil refinery in Nizhnekamsk after a massive explosion
/3. Videos filmed shortly after explosion at the Russian Taneko oil refinery
The Financial Times has reported that US Secretary of War and former Murdoch employee Pete Hegseth has tried and failed to profit off the war on Iran through a form of insider trading.
In the weeks running up to US strikes on Iran, Hegseth sought to invest millions in BlackRock’s iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF.
The body “seeks to maximize total return by investing in companies that Fund management believes are well-positioned to benefit from increased global defense and security spending.”
The body “seeks to maximize total return by investing in companies that Fund management believes are well-positioned to benefit from increased global defense and security spending.”
BlackRock’s iShares Defense Industrials Active ETF invests in arms firms like Lockheed Martin, Boeing, General Dynamics, Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, Elbit Systems and many more.
During the war with Iran it has fallen in value by almost 15% so far.
During the war with Iran it has fallen in value by almost 15% so far.
Engineers fascinate me. Engineers have amazing minds. Engineers must lead society. If it were up to me, Zimbabwe would have an Engineer President, an Engineer Deputy President & at least 4 Cabinet Ministers as Engineers...
Speaking of Engineers in leadership, in China, at least 5 to 6 members of the 24-person Politburo of the Chinese Communist Party, are recognised as experts with backgrounds in engineering and science, particularly aerospace, nuclear or defense technology.
Actually these technocrats,who are often referred to as the 'MilitaryIndustrial Five Club,'were elevated to top leadership to promote technology driven growth.Nowonder why China has managed to lift 800 million out of poverty inside 30yrs. Now compare that to the zanu Politburo😂
The claim that this policy (which is not a ban) is discriminatory is either trivial, or both false and racist.
It's trivial in the sense that, of course the policy is discriminatory. It discriminates, rightly and fairly, against males in female sport. ...
It's trivial in the sense that, of course the policy is discriminatory. It discriminates, rightly and fairly, against males in female sport. ...
... Discrimination, in this sense, is a neutral term, meaning that one group is treated differently from another group. And often that is right. People who have passed their driving test are treated differently to people who have not when it comes to ...
... the legal right to drive on the public highway.
But I think @TheCanaryuk is making a different, and false claim. That claim is, plausibly, racist, and I'm a bit sick of pseudo-leftists engaging in it. I think its time to push back ...
But I think @TheCanaryuk is making a different, and false claim. That claim is, plausibly, racist, and I'm a bit sick of pseudo-leftists engaging in it. I think its time to push back ...
